Principal Member of Technical Staff (Platform Timing & Synchronization)

About the Company :

Our unique 4G / 5G vRAN solution is designed to improve quality of experience, enhance spectral efficiency, provide flexibility to the operator in hardware selection, provide full network automation and significantly reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Our product is designed with leading edge hardware & software technologies. We have a team of passionate professionals who understand mobile network operator's requirements & vision. Our objective is to provide mobile network operators with the equipment required to deploy and expand their 4G / 5G networks quickly and efficiently in the most feature rich and cost-effective way.

About the Role :

Responsibilities for the position include but are not limited to :

Work on design and implementation of containerized and host timing and synchronization features for RAN Network functions.

Work on design / development of timing & synchronization platform aspects.

Develop IPCs for timing & sync module interactions with RAN network functions.

Develop code in multiple programming / scripting languages including Python, C and C++.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

M.Tech or B.Tech in Computer Engineering or Electronic Engineering.

Strong academic background (good grades from a reputable college).

11-16 years of relevant experience

Required Skills :

Development experience with Device Drivers, Platform bringup, Kernel Programming, I2C / UART drivers on unix systems.

Working knowledge of IEEE-1588v2 Protocol, Synchronous Ethernet, GPS based clock synchronization on embedded boards.

Exposure to Timing & Sync ITU-T / O-RAN standards for phase and frequency sync is desirable.

Experience with IPC and Memory management on Linux platform.

Working Knowledge on Virtualization technologies (e.g. OpenStack, VMWare).

Experience with cloud provider systems (AWS, Google Cloud, OpenShift etc).

Knowledge of Linux / Unix Container technologies (Docker, CNI etc) Kubernetes and the Cloud native application concepts and architecture.

Work experience on Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CICD) practices and tools.

Experience with building and shipping services in a Micro Services-based Architecture.

Dedicated, result oriented professional with a reputation for getting the job done.

Quick learner, willing to take challenges, thriving in fast paced, high-pressure environment.

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